{
  "id": 2195042,
  "title": "U.S. using stealth operation to move oil through Strait of Hormuz, sources say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/u-s-using-stealth-operation-to-move-oil-through-strait-of-hormuz",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T18:17:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/axios-reports-us-using-stealth-operation-to-move-oil-through-strait-of-hormuz/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The US is conducting stealth operations to transport oil through the Strait of Hormuz, according to sources. This development was first reported by Axios and confirmed by CBS News.\n\nThe Strait of Hormuz is a strategically vital waterway, and there have been tensions between the US and Iran over control of the passage. Iranian officials have pushed back against US President Donald Trump's claims that Washington has \"total control\" over the strait.\n\nIran's consul general in Mumbai said that the strait would not be fully reopened to international shipping unless the US meets its demands, citing a 14-point Memorandum of Understanding.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Mothership",
        "title": "Trump threatens 'economic warfare' on Iran & penalties for countries helping it evade sanctions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/trump-threatens-economic-warfare-on-iran-penalties-for-countries",
        "published": "2026-08-20T16:05:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Iran rejects Trump's Hormuz claim, says strait will reopen only on Tehran's terms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/iran-rejects-trumps-hormuz-claim-says-strait-will-reopen-only-on",
        "published": "2026-08-20T16:53:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}